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06 STi vs 06 Charger

I have 06 STi completely stock. Not even accessport. Haven't modified because it's a lease and I'm having plenty fun as is.

Last week on the way to work, I was stopped at the usual traffic light. Then I saw this '06 charger pull up to my right. Now the lane the charger is in merges into mine about 100 feet past the traffic light. This type of situation happens daily and normally, car in the right lane just falls back behind me.

Not this day... As soon as the light turned green, I launched normally but ahead of the charger. I wasn't expecting a race. But then as soon as I shifted to 2nd, the charger all of sudden pulled a car length ahead. I don't think he intended to race either but just wanted to cut in front of me. I wasn't about to let that happen so I floored it in 2nd. Immediately, I regained about half a car length. I shifted to 3rd at around 6500 RPM and we're about even by the time I was ready to shift to 4th. Eventually, I was about half a car length ahead before he gave up and fell in behind me. I think I was doing close to 100mph in 5th gear when I saw him slow down. Yea, I know, I normally wouldn't have done this if there was traffic but this was early morning and just few cars behind us.

Now, I haven't seen the rear of the charger so I'm not sure what trim it was but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a Hemi. It seemed like an automatic and stock too. So yea, he caught me off guard and jumped a car length in the beginning and it was a rolling start which is also a disadvantage for STI but I really thought STI should've beat it by more than a half car length. If it was Hemi, I'm sure he would've succeeded in cutting me off.

I've yet to see anyone come up with an example of a dealership that discovered an AP had been used on a car, but you're still taking a small chance that they could find out. I guess that the worst thing that could happen is that you end up buying the car at the end of the lease. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Seeing one of those charger cop cars in your rearview mirror is scary as hell Espically when your doing like 80mph. I wonder if the highway patrol chargers have any mods to them like the old 5-0 crown vics.

Seeing one of those charger cop cars in your rearview mirror is scary as hell Espically when your doing like 80mph. I wonder if the highway patrol chargers have any mods to them like the old 5-0 crown vics.

What kind of mods? This could be usefull info if I ever have to out-flank one. So I know what their weaknesses are compared to my car. No but seriously I'm sure just a beefed up suspension, maybe a different trans, or at least rear diff. and poss. a chip??????

It depends on the jurisdiction as to what mods are on their cars. Some city/county garages hate mods and do all they can to actually restrict power so "they don't have to repair as often." Others realize that officers need all they can get and do whatever they can to help out.

My Grand Marquis was clearly faster than a stock WRX from a 40 roll. I had intake mods and a Superchips programmer. It netted a 9.9 @ 74 in the 1/8th which isn't too bad for that kind of car.

Chrysler tries to prevent all ECU mods so easy upgrades are harder for them to accomplish on the Chargers. Most departments will have the 250hp v6 versions since the hemi models cost $10k, or 50% more, than the Crown Vics do.

Police packages from any manufacturer already include stiffer suspension, better rear ratio, big alternator, silicone hoses, as well as a raised or removed top speed limiter. 100 mph is quite common in law enforcement but the need for 125+ is nowhere near as frequent.

I watched a show on the Speed Channel on TV about them. They have both options in engines for the Chargers. Many of the Cities are going for the V6 for gas saving reasons, but still with good power. But highway patrols are going for the Hemis.

And one of them in the rearviews are SCARY!

What is going to suck here in Philly, is when the PA Statey's are going to take over patrol on 95, 676, and 76 here in Philly area...meaning there will finally be radar for speed monitoring. PA currently has a law which allows only Statey's to have radar (local newspaper said this)...coming in 2008

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